sternwards (Meaning)

sternwards

aft

The captain ordered the sailors to row sternwards with all their might.
The boat lurched sternwards as it was hit by a rogue wave.
The fishermen cast their nets sternwards, hoping for a bountiful catch.
The ship steamed sternwards, leaving the harbor behind.
The crew scrambled sternwards to secure the sails as the storm approached.
The helmsman steered the yacht sternwards to make way for another vessel.
The submarine submerged sternwards, disappearing beneath the surface.
The towboat slowly pulled the barge sternwards towards the dock.
The passengers disembarked the ferry, walking sternwards down the gangplank.
The wind propelled the sailboat sternwards, carrying it swiftly towards its destination.

aft

back, aft,backwards, backward, rearward,behind, after, astern, posteriorly, abaft

forward, fore,before, ahead,anteriorly

The captain ordered the sailors to row sternwards with all their might.

The boat lurched sternwards as it was hit by a rogue wave.

The fishermen cast their nets sternwards, hoping for a bountiful catch.

The ship steamed sternwards, leaving the harbor behind.